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POPSLightSquared, The FCC and the Law Firm That Represented Solyndra
AT&T finally decided to abandon their merger plans after this hassle and asked the FCC to allow them to withdraw their application, which was granted. This, apparently, wasn't enough for the FCC who decided to take a shot at AT&T on their way out the door. When AT&T and T-Mobile requested to withdraw their application for FCC review of their proposed merger, preferring to concentrate for now on winning the unfair suit brought against them by the Justice Department, the initial response from progressives was furious. Today, AT&T has accused the FCC of cherry-picking facts to support its position. AT&T is also making a charge that has become all too familiar in this era of Obama: The FCC recently said its $4.5 billion annual fund to promote broadband to underserved communities would create 500,000 jobs over the next six years. "This notion -- that government spending on broadband deployment creates jobs and economic growth, but private investment does not --
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